"The global goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is likely to be missed: by then, about 600 million people will remain in abject poverty. A major course correction is needed," Indermit Gill said.
Delhi on Thursday reported 57 new Covid cases with a positivity rate of 2.19 per cent, according to the data issued by the city health department here
Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 198 new coronavirus cases, while one more patient succumbed to the infection in the state, the health department said.
Mumbai on Thursday reported 80 Covid-19 cases and one death, which took the tally here to 1,150,908 and the toll to 19,734, a civic official said
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that the Covid-19 pandemic may hinder Cambodia's ambitious journey toward an upper-middle income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050
The travel sentiment was impacted by several waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, people postponed travel plans to protect their savings. In this, high travel fares impacted the demand negatively
India has added 21,103 cases in the past 7 days
India has added 22,846 cases in the past 7 days
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Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 416 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 81,23,255, while no fresh death linked to the infection was registered in the state, the health department said
Mumbai on Wednesday reported 127 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall tally to 11,50,828, while no fresh death due to the infection was recorded in the metropolis, the city civic body said
The World Trade Organisation is predicting global trade volumes will grow a lackluster 1% next year as crises and challenges weigh on markets
A Meta (formerly Facebook) survey of small- and medium-sized business (SMB) leaders in India has revealed that 23% of SMBs remain closed as the Covid-19 pandemic wanes
Cleatrip, which was acquired by Flipkart in a distress sale last year now becoming one of the fastest-growing online travel platforms
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Nearly one in two South Koreans have been infected with Covid-19, with the reinfection rate on the rise, the government said Wednesday
New Zealand could be hit by another wave of coronavirus before the end of the year, a Covid modeler warned
India's support to the poor and needy during the crisis is remarkable, and other nations should adopt the Indian move of targeted cash transfer instead of broad subsidies, World Bank President said
As many as 40 new Covid-19 cases have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking its infection count to 7,45,189, a health official said on Wednesday
Nearly 14.8 million children in the US have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association